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Greymouth Evening Star, 26 January 1903, Page 4

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[per tress ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.] German Embassador. London, Jan 24. The lung invited Count Metternich, the departing German Ambassador, to dinner at Windsor on tho Kaiser's birthday. . Roumanian Matter. Bucharest, Jan 23. M. Pavisiano, Vice Director of the Public debt of Bomnar;ia, aud M. Dimitrcsco, and official of the same department, have been arrested on charges of dishonesty ia connection with the issue of the 4 per cent loan. British ambassador. London, Jan 21. Charles Harding?, Secretary of the British Embassy at St Petersburg, succceJcd Bertie, who was recently appointed Ambassador at Herne, as Assistant Secretary for Foreign Affairs to j the British Cabinet. Court Balleatrein Resigning. Berlin, Jan 24 A sensation was caused by Count von Ballestrein, President of tho Reichstag, resiging owing to the criticisms of a number of he Conservative newspapers on his stifling discussion upon the Kaiser's recent speeches dealing with the late Kerr Krupp. Germany's Policy. Berlin, Jan 23. In the Reichstag, Herr Bebel scathingly attacked the mailed fist policy, and said tho Kaiser's gross insults to social democrats was certain to provoke retorts. The Kaisor'3 recent; Essen Breslan speeches bad added hundreds of thousands to the Socialists ranks. Bebel also attacked the Crown Prince for calling Socialists wretches. Bulow denies that Germany's aggressive naval policy was not directed against Britain. Chamberlain in Africa. Capetown, Jan 23. Chamberlain, in responding to complaints from the National Scouts, promised that their claims should have precedence over others. Whilo Government was anxious to forget everything unpleasant, it would never allow the scouts to have cause to say it proved a bad thing for them to stand by Britain. Transvaal Gold Fields. The report of the Transvaal Gold Commission recommends that all Crown non-beneficially occupied lands be opened for prospecting.